The gladiator’s tears: Epiphora from ancient Rome

Francesco M Galassi; Michael Habicht; Kristina Killgrove; Stefano De Carolis; Massimo Polidoro; Martin Haeusler

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The gladiator’s tears: Epiphora from ancient Rome

Francesco M Galassi, Michael Habicht, Kristina Killgrove, Stefano De Carolis, Massimo Polidoro, Martin Haeusler

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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This article examines the clinical presentation of epiphora in Ancient Rome through the historico-medical analysis of the literary evidence provided by the verses by the poet Juvenal in his Satire VI. A gladiator's ophthalmological problem is interpreted as epiphora caused by traumatic injuries to the craniofacial region, compatible with those described in the palaeopathological literature. This analysis also focuses on the history of epiphora in antiquity and its treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1938-1940
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
Volume	30
Issue number	7
Early online date	2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000005902
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2019

Keywords

Ancient Rome
epiphora
eye
history of medicine
trauma

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